This study is a blinded randomised study of slow release levobupivacaine vs saline for women undergoing day case operative pelvic laparoscopy. Participants will be randomly given either saline or levobupivacaine and efficacy will be measured using ranked ordinal pain scales and rescue oral analgesia use.

These women are deemed suitable to return home on the day of surgery, both in terms of physical fitness and their home circumstances.

Exclusion Criteria:

Women having laparoscopic procedures for diagnostic purposes or minor operations such as sterilisation, will be excluded from the study.

These procedures are less likely to cause significant pain due to operation.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01184794